City of Thieves

Leningrad, mitten in einem der strengsten Winter der Geschichte: Der siebzehnjährige Lev und der Soldat Kolya versuchen, in der zerstörten und gesetzlosen Stadt zu überleben.

Informationen zum Autor David Benioff is an author and screenwriter. He adapted his first novel, The 25th Hour , into the feature film directed by Spike Lee. Stories from his critically acclaimed collection When the Nines Roll Over appeared in Best New American Voices . City of Thieves is his second novel. A co-creator of the HBO hit series Game of Thrones , he is also the writer of the films Troy , Brothers and X-Men Origins: Wolverine . He lives in Los Angeles and New York City. Zusammenfassung From the co-creator of the HBO series Game of Thrones and critically-acclaimed author of The 25th Hour, this is a captivating novel about war, courage, survival and a remarkable friendship that ripples across a lifetime.

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David Benioff was born and raised in New York City. An author and screenwriter, he adapted his first novel, The 25th Hour, into the screenplay for Spike Lee's popular feature film of the same name. His historical fiction novel City of Thieves and short story collection When the Nines Rolled Over received critical acclaim. Stories from the collection have appeared in Best New American Voices and The Best Nonrequired American Reading. He is the author of the screenplays for the films Troy, Stay, X-Men Origins: Wolverine and The Kite Runner as well as the creator of the HBO TV series Game of Thrones, based on the books from George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series. David Benioff lives in Los Angeles and New York City.

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The long-awaited new novel by the critically-acclaimed author of THE 25TH HOUR. Four months into the siege of Leningrad, Lev fears for his life when he is arrested for looting, while Kolya, arrested for desertion, seems bizarrely unafraid. Dawn brings, instead of the execution squad, an impossible challenge. Lev and Kolya can find a dozen eggs for a colonel to use for his daughter's wedding cake, and live. Or fail, and die. Their search will take them through desolate, lawless Leningrad and the devastated countryside surrounding it, in the captivating journey of two men trying to survive against desperate odds.

Résumé
David Benioff is an exceptional storyteller. With humor, heart, and at times relentless suspense, he has written a riveting war novel and an engaging coming of age story. City of Thieves is tender, illuminating, and, be warned, often shocking. It is the kind of compellingly readable book that lingers long after it is read Khaled Hosseini, author of THE KITE RUNNER